Pretear
Alt titles: Shin Shirayukihime Densetsu Pretear
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Awayuki Himeno is a normal schoolgirl who is in a bind: her father’s remarriage yielded two new cruel stepsisters, and to top it off, she meets seven men who call themselves Liefe Knights. They reveal to her that she's a Pretear, someone who can lend powers to them when their powers aren’t enough to defeat the evil creatures called mayouchuu. Now, she has to fight the ambitious Fenrir, whose only purpose is to leech the life force from all living beings. Can Himeno save the world and find a way to deal with her growing feelings for one of the Liefe Knights?
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Princess Tutu
- TV (26 eps)
- 2003
Once there lived an eccentric author called Drosselmeyer who wrote grand tragedies - one of them was the tale of a prince who sealed away an evil raven by breaking his own heart into tiny pieces. However, before the story could be completed, the author died and the tale took on a life of its own. Now, in a town where fiction and reality meet, the story continues on its tragic course with Ahiru, a duck who transforms into the beautiful Princess Tutu in order to restore the prince's heart. But will Ahiru's act of love be enough to defy the story's terrible destiny and lead to a happy ending?
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add recIf you like Pretear you will love Princess Tutu! It has a relatively simple and happy plot with a feel-good tone and beautiful animation! But don't be fooled, there is deep truth in this short series, just like Pretear!!
Who doesn't like girls who transform to save the day? Both Pretear and Princess Tutu are about a girl who shows us that, if you believe in yourself and have faith, you can do anything.
Both Princess Tutu and Pretear are based on our heroine walking into a modern fairytale. The artwork in both is beautiful and the heroines of both are very pure and selfless characters. Plus you'll love each heroine's respective "prince" and want to cheer them on to end up with their love.
Pretear and Princess Tutu both integrate a number of Western fairy tales into their plots. Pretear typically takes the lighter and more fun elements of fairy tales, while Princess Tutu takes the darker aspects. As such, Pretear is more upbeat and just plain fun to watch (and more typical of the magical girl genre); Princess Tutu has a more serious and unusual plotline and has more complicated thematics.
Princess Tutu and Pretear are both excellent series that follow two young girls who are attempting to save the things they care about. Both young ladies were chosen for this task, and face trials and many obstacles to overcome and succeed. Both contain a little bit of a reverse harem, and always lots of energy and can do attitude. If you love one, you'll for sure love the other. =]
First of all, both of these series were directed by Junichi Sato--and it shows. The similarities are remarkable enough that it almost seems like Princess Tutu is a spiritual sucessor to Pretear. The main heroines are very similar, as well as the Dark Magical Girl and their relationships with the two main guys in each series. Both have fairytale motifs throughout. I think that Tutu has a better plot, since it has more time to develop the characters and really gets into the fairytale theme, but if you enjoyed one, there's a huge chance you'll like the other.
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
While reading "The Universe of the Four Gods", best friends Miaka and Yui are mysteriously transported into a strange world full of magic and unfamiliar faces. As if their arrival was determined by fate, Miaka is revered as the Priestess of Suzaku, the savior of their warring country, who was destined to arrived in a flash of light, from a land far away. Betrayal, love, and heartache accompany this fantasy-filled tale of friendships torn apart, and hope that never fades.
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add recI put these two in a category called "girl with strange powers & her various guardians." If you liked the drama and romance in Pretear and are looking for something similar with a totally different setting, check out Fushigi Yuugi.
Both anime series are similar in that their main characters are the center of attention for various bishounen. Trust me when I say you'll love Fushigi Yuugi if you loved Pretear. It's romantic as well! And if you were as sad as I was that Pretear was only a 12-episode anime, don't fret- Fushigi Yugi has 52 episodes!
Both heroines in Fushigi Yugi and Pretear have a partner who has a cold and grumpy facade but actually is very warm and gentle at their core . Both guys harsh most of the time to the heroines. So if you like that love-hate relationship where the heroine is often times the one who comes out stupid (^__^), careless and very cute/charming, I recommend these series.
These two anime are the same in the basic structure; characters transcend worlds, and everyday girls accept responsibilities and become extraordinary heroines. Both Miaka and Himeno have that off-beat character design that makes them achieve for goals we see aren't in reach; for instance Himeno's existence in the upper class family and Miaka's entrance into an elite high school. Then, we see them becoming lovely maidens with servants to help and be protected by. And of course, the love affair between servant and master is always a juicy one.
Both anime are about a girl who tries to save the world with the help of several friends. They are both well animated. Both series combine romance, fun, magic and action.They follow really about the same progression, although Pretear is too short to be as developed as Fushigi Yugi.
Pretear and Fushigi Yugi are similar in many ways:
- Both are based on a female lead who fiqures out there feelings throughout the storyline
- Both females are selected as some sort of Priestess/fighter and have 7 warriors/knights to protect them
- They allow strong emotions such as love, anger, sadness, and betrayal to merge together
Throughout the anime, I also had the gut feeling that both of these animes were alike. I believe that if you like one of these, you will definitely like the other.
Fruits Basket
- TV (26 eps)
- 2001
Tohru Honda is a compassionate girl who is down on her luck. Her mother having recently died, she has been forced to camp out in the woods for shelter. However, things start to turn around once she is invited to live with class hunk Yuki Sohma and his family... but all is not as it seems! Yuki's family is burdened with a dark curse which causes them to turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac once hugged by a member of the opposite sex... and Honda may be the only one who can help them.
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add recBoth series revolve around young ladies who keep a positive attitude no matter the situation. Each girl has her own set of family problems, but with a can do attitude, and a group of boys surrounding them, they survive and even flourish. If you love the energy and romance in one, you will surely love the other. ^^
Both main characters Himeno and Honda have unfortunate fate, but they both have very strong personalities - they always try to go on and try to understand people around them. And that's probably why they are chosen to fulfill difficult tasks. It may seem like very sad series according to my previous sentences, but both of them are also very funny. If you liked one, you would surely like the other.
D.N.Angel
- TV (26 eps)
- 2003
For Niwa Daisuke, turning 14 should be accompanied by romance and the promise of new adventures into adulthood, but instead comes with a surprising revelation: all male children of the Niwa's bloodline inherit the powers (alter ego) of Dark, a phantom thief, upon their 14th birthday! Now, in addition to his ever-present quest to win the heart of his childhood friend Risa, Daisuke must commit acts of thievery (with his doppelganger Dark controlling his body), to steal mysterious pieces of art for unknown purposes. For Daisuke, his growing pains are just beginning!
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add recBoth Pretear and DNAngel would interest those who enjoy a good fantasy anime that is short, sweet, and to the point. If you enjoy good looking men (such as the mysterious phantom thief Dark and the leaf knight with a tragic past known as Hyate), and made up historical elements, these are a good fit. Both anime have good character designs, good character development, beautiful art, and exhilarating stories.
I recommend this anime because like in DN Angel in Pretear the protagonist is an average teenager whose ordinary life changes one day into life filled with magic and adventure. In addition to that both series are about the power of love.
Fairytales? Check. Bishounen? Check. A mix of comedy and angst? Check. Both of these anime are entertaining shoujo fantasies with lots of romance, drama and high school comedy. While I feel that both could have better character development (particularly Pretear, which tries to focus on 9 different main characters in 14 episodes) both are very entertaining series with a lot of heart to them. Perfect for the girly girl inside of you!
My-Hime
Guided by a star only they can see, a group of maidens known as HiMEs have begun to gather at Fuuka Academy. These young women have been endowed with dangerous supernatural powers that they can use to their heart's content, but there's a price: to wield them, they must put their most important thing on the line. Now, in the midst of school work and friendships, they find themselves caught in the midst of strange conspiracies seemingly related to the terrifying monsters that attack them. Is the power of the HiMEs strong enough to save themselves and the ones they love?
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add recBoth series feature strong female leads with newfound powers that have to save the world. Both females have some trouble deciding whether or not to accept their new powers and must determine how to balance love with trying to save everyone. Both series were very emotional and I'm sure if you liked one, you'll definitely like the other.
If you loved Mai-Hime, you'll definitely fall for Pretear (or vice versa) as both stories revolve around troubled heroines who don't understand why they have been granted special powers, and why they should use them to save the world. However, Mai-Hime tends to be more serious while Pretear is more fairy tale-like.
Both these animes are different but i can recommend that anyone who has seen one would love the other, there is more action in My Hime than Pretear, but they are both about girls discovering who they are and what they have to do to protect the people they love, yes they have similarities and differences mainly being the action of the fighting scenes.
